Airport Customer Service Agent

Your new role
This is an exceptional opportunity for the right individual to join an organisation that leads its market sector and provides outstanding products and services. The successful candidate will be joining a friendly and professional team, who all work to common goals and objectives, and share success. Within this role you will work as part of a team, providing customers with a world-class customer service journey.

Duties include:

• Provide excellent customer service to all passengers and crew travelling through the airport.
• Accompany passengers and their luggage to lounge areas.
• Ensure that the terminal and all passenger lounges are maintained to exceptional standards.
• To be responsible for an efficient and safe transport of passengers and crew to and from the aircraft in a company vehicle or by escorting the passengers in their own vehicle.
• Provide support and assistance to crew.
• To assist all visitors, arriving and departing, with any specific requirements they might have, including hotel/restaurant bookings, car hire or other ground transportation.
• To be responsible for meeting and greeting every aircraft arriving as soon as they land, whether flights with passengers or "empty" flights.
• To provide welcome and check-in facilities for large flights in accordance to current operating procedures.
• To facilitate the arrival and departure process for passengers having to be checked by the Government agencies (Immigration, Special Branch, Customs, VAT (where appropriate).
• Consistently demonstrate and encourage others to adhere to the company values of Proud, Passionate, Ambition and Together in your day-to-day role.
• Contribute to the Company's aspiration of becoming an Employer of Choice and Responsibility in the local area by actively participating in our volunteering opportunities where possible.
• Demonstrate engagement with and adherence to the Company's policies, procedures, guidelines, and reporting channels to ensure all work is carried out safely and to the highest standards, including but not limited to:
• Safety, Compliance and Environmental standards/legislation.
• The identification and management of occupational risk factors (such as workload/time management, clear communications and working methods) that may affect an employee's psychological response to their work and workplace conditions.
• Appropriate Workplace Behaviour, UK Modern Slavery and General Data Protection & Retention (GDPR) Policies.
• Support the team with adhoc activities/tasks as reasonably requested.

Please note: due to the nature of this role, the successful applicant will be required to work a 40-hour week, working across a seven-day rota shift pattern with some weekend working.

About youEssentials

• Evidence of right to work in the UK.
• Previous experience of working in a customer-facing role.
• Flexible in approach and able to work across a variety of shift patterns.
• Full 5-year employment/educational history required (with no unaccounted-for gaps).
• Must be able to obtain a clear Criminal Record Check (CRC) certificate to the required security clearance level for this role.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Farnborough Airport Driving Permit.
• Hold a full valid UK driving licence or equivalent.

Desirable

• Airside driving experience.

What's on offer you

• Competitive salary. £27K moving to £30K once fully trained.
• 25 days holiday per annum (pro rata), plus statutory public holidays.
• Workplace pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions.
• Enhanced Company Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Life assurance.
• Access to medical plan, including a range of private treatments (after probation period).
• Health and Wellbeing app with access to discounts.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme (after 9 months of employment).
• Sustainable travel scheme.
• Annual complimentary bike maintenance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance programme and helpline.
• Discount on accommodation at affiliated hotel.
• Discount on food/beverage at affiliated pub.
• You will also get all kinds of other great perks, like social events and special employee offers.

What you need to do now
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